Bayer Corporation

Christopher A Dadd

George A Baumbach

David J Hammond

Thomas P Zimmerman

Joseph A Buettner

A method and device for activating and applying a solution of fibrinogen to form fibrin glue at a desired site. The method includes contacting the solution of fibrinogen with immobilized thrombin under conditions that result in a solution of polymerizable fibrin and delivering the activated solution to the desired site. The device includes a housing having a compartment for a solution of fibrinogen, a container for immobilized thrombin, a structure following the solution of fibrinogen to be brought into contact with the immobilized thrombin under conditions which permit the activation of the fibrinogen to polymerizable fibrin, and a structure allowing for delivery of the activated solution to the desired site.

Method and device for delivering fibrin glue

A method and device for activating and applying a solution of fibrinogen to a desired site. The method includes contacting the solution of fibrinogen with immobilized thrombin resulting in an activated solution of polymerizable fibrin, and delivering the activated solution to the desired site. The device includes a housing having a compartment for a solution of fibrinogen, immobilized thrombin, a structure for bringing the solution of fibrinogen in contact with the immobilized thrombin under conditions which permit the activation of the fibrinogen resulting in polymerizable fibrin, and a structure for delivery of the activated solution to the desired site.

Peptide ligands which bind to thrombin and prothrombin are disclosed. The sequences of these peptides are Gln-Leu-Trp-Gly-Ser-His, Arg-Gln-Leu-Trp-Gly-Ser-His, His-Gln-Leu-Trp-Gly-Ser-His, and Tyr-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro-Tyr-Leu. The preferred peptides have the sequence Gln-Leu-Trp-Gly-Ser-His or Tyr-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro-Tyr-Leu. A method of using these peptides in an affinity chromatography process to purify thrombin is described.

Peptides which bind to prothrombin and thrombin

Peptides which bind to fibrinogen are disclosed. These peptides have available fibrinogen binding domains having a Phe-Leu-Leu-Val or Leu-Leu-Val-Pro sequence. The preferred peptide is a 6-mer having the sequence Phe-Leu-Leu-Val-Pro-Leu (SEQ ID NO:1). A method of using these peptides in an affinity chromatography process to purify fibrinogen is described.

Fibrinogen binding peptides

Peptide ligands which bind to von Willebrand Factor (vWF) are disclosed. These peptides are selected from the group consisting of RLHSFY, RLKSFY, RLNSFY, RLQSFY, RFRSFY, RIRSFY, RVRSFY, RYRSFY, RLRSFY, HLRSFY, and KLRSFY. The preferred peptide ligand has the sequence RVRSFY. A method of using the disclosed peptides to purify vWF comprises binding the peptides to a support, then passing a solution containing vWF over the supports under condition such that the vWF will selectively bind to the peptides, and then eluting the vWF.

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